The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-10
Bitter Coanry seal Fight.

WICHITA, NOV. O.-I00 county COM
missioners OF Gray county met yester-
day at Cimarron for the purpose of
canvassing the vote of Monday on the
county seat, but they had not been in
session long before they were enjoined
upon the ground that the Cimarron
vote was fraudulent, this action having
been taken by the Ingalls, men. The
commissioners will again meet to can
vass the vote November 18th, hoping
that by that time the matter will be SO
arranged that count can be made.
The ballot box of CimarTon has not
yet been removed from the second story
of the bank. Before the board was en-
Joined they had sent for the ballots,
but the parties guarding them did not
give them up, as they expected the
board to be enjOined, and claim they
would not run any risk of the Ingalls,
men getting the ballot box, but would
guard it to the last moment.
The sheriff of the county is Cimar-
ron man and has deputiZed $50 men to
serve as a guard for the city. Two
hundred of the number do night ser
vice and fifty watch during the day.
Each is armed with Winchester rifle,
some of these weapons having lately
been imported from Dodge City. AS q
rule each guard, in addition to a rife,
has two revolvers and knife. Last
night guards were stationed on top Of
the larger houses, their beat being the
length of the house. About O'Clock
this morning one heard a man walking
in an alley. He gave a command to
halt and the unknown man ran, and
the guard fired several shots at him,
but seemingly with no effect. The
firing aroused the town. Some of the
women became unconscious so great
were they frightened.
AS soon as dark came last night all car
riages and.buses were moved three miles
north of the town, where they are
guarded. The great fear seemed to be
that the torch of the incendiary would
be applied; as the buildings. are so 10
Gated that a fire in certain sections
would greatly endanger the town. No
one was allowed to walk along the
streets who could not be identified.
One travelling man drove in5o the town
and was Immediately arrested and
placed under guard at hotel.
DODGE CITY TERRORS OUT.
MaSterson, Sam Daniels, r. Pratten,
Eat Him up Jake, ""Book'' Jones and
other Dodge City men who were at
CimarrOn Monday, armed to preserve
DCttCCs udNO UCCh LOGluCu 10y
ron parties to stay away from that town
or there would certainly be bloodshed.
But Masterson, the leader of the gang,
stated to-day that he would call OH his
Cimarron friends tomorrow.
While Cimarron is taking great care
to preserve the ballots and the town,
Ingalls, is by no means quiet, nearly 200
men having organized themselves into
a guard, keeping watch night and day
claiming to fear incendiaries from the
ranks of the enemy and an attack
from the organized gang.
A report emanating from what seems
to be reliable source was current to-
day that the citizens of south Gray
county had congregated at ingalls,
thoroughly armed, and proposed go
ing to Cimarron in body to count the
votes cast at that place. Should il
prove as the Cimarron people re-
ported they would depart peaceably
and that town should be allowed the
county seat, but if on the contrary
they discovered fraud, they proposed tC
burn the town.
]. Tracy, the Ingalls, man who KEEP
count of the votes cast at Cimarron or
Monday, made oath yesterday thai
only 433 votes were cast.
@. Art, the Ingalls, man who wit
messed the counting of the CimarroI
vote Monday night, yesterday, before
Notary Jennings, said that when the
Cimarron board had on Monday night
taken from the box 429 votes, he wa.
taken aside by one of the judges anC
asked how much he was concerned il
getting the county seat to Ingalls,. HI
replied that his interest was more thar
money interest. He was then offer
ed $40 900 to make to his friends ia
vorable report concerning the CimarrOI
vote, but he refused. Before the boarC
would allow Art to be present the!
were threatened with punishment b.
| Dodge City men and some of the In
gals men.
Concerning the two affidavits mad,
the Cimarron men denounce them a
false, but as yet no one has given ;
sworn statement.
Yesterdays recounting by 'Cimarrol
men gives them a majority of forty
four, but the count by the Ingalls, mel
gives them the county seat by 236.